Plant Monsters of the Golden Age: Space Terrors
If you missed the last one…. Science Fictional Horror tales have their own small niche in the larger spectrum of speculative fiction. It sadly has Read More
Tag: Charlton Comics
Charlton Werewolves II
If you missed the last one… Back for more hairy werewolves with Charlton Comics, the most under-appreciated of all comic companies. Steve Ditko is back Read More
Quasi- Sword & Sorcery Comic – September 1954
Back in December I wrote about an early heroic fantasy comic and I called the piece “Quasi-Sword & Sorcery – November 1952”. “Journey to Chaos” Read More
Terror in the Sargasso Sea
Terror in the Sargasso Sea began when sailors sailed the Carribean in search of land and gold. It was Horror master, William Hope Hodgson, who Read More
Giant Spiders in Heroic Fantasy Comics
Giant spiders in Heroic Fantasy comics have been a mainstay since 1950. Inspired by Fantasy and Pulp fiction before it, the trend starts with Lord Read More
Alien Space Bats & Science Fiction Vampires
This post begins: When I wrote about Alien Space Bats I was surprised how few there actually were. I thought the Pulps would be brimming Read More
Severed Hands in the Comics
Here are more severed hands in the comics. As old as the Gothics, the idea of a severed hand that comes to gain revenge for Read More
Welcome to Room 1313
Welcome to Room 1313. The summer is fast approaching and a nice holiday is just what you need after a year without travel. You should Read More
Nick Cuti and Sword & Sorcery
Nicola Cuti (1944-2020) was born in Brooklyn. He was an airman in the military before working with Ralph Bakshi at the Krantz Animation Studio. He Read More
Second-Hand Sword & Sorcery: Avalon’s Barbarians
Reprints of 1970s material in the 1990s gave us second-hand Sword & Sorcery. Avalon Communications, a Canadian company, published two issues of Barbarians in 1998. Read More